Botanical name : Coffea Arabica Linn.
Family : Rubiaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Rajapeelu
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Tikta, Kashaya
Guna : Lakhu, Rooksha
Virya : Ushna
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Coffee tree. Arabian coffee
Hindi : Caphi, Pilu
Malayalam : Kappi
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A glabrous large shrub with spreading branches. Leaves simple, opposite, stipulate, shiny, oblong, acuminate, flowers white, numerous, fragrant, found in leaf axils. Fruits are fleshy berries, purple when ripe, seeds concave, grooved vertically.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated kapha, migraine, fever gout, diarrhea, asthma, cough, and hysteria. It is a stimulant of nervous system.
Useful part : Seeds.
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